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PSTET Syllabus 2021: Download PDF

by AglaSem EduTech
February 9, 2022
in Punjab
PSTET Syllabus 2021

PSTET Syllabus 2021: The authorities of PSTET have publishes the PSTET Syllabus for Paper 1 and Paper 2 for the Punjab State Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) on their official website:.pseb.ac.in . To get ready well for the assessment, applicants should plan appropriately to crack the test. The initial move towards a strong preparation is to know about PSTET Syllabus 2021 for Paper 1 and Paper 2. In this article, we have provided all the fundamental data with respect to PSTET Syllabus 2021. Competitors can likewise download the PSTET Syllabus for both Paper 1 and Paper 2 from this page. Applicants are advised to bookmark this article to keep an eye on the future updates for PSTET Syllabus 2021. 

PSTET Syllabus 2021

Applicants can download the official syllabus pdf format from a direct link mentioned in this article or can take help of the syllabus mentioned in this article according to their convenience. Syllabus structured in this article meets all the topics covered in the official pdf and changes are made according to the latest updates on the official website – pseb.ac.in. Overview of PSTET 2021 exam is mentioned below:

Conducting Body: Punjab School Education Board (PSEB)
Name of Exam: Punjab State Teaching Eligibility Test
Duration: 150 minutes
Level of Exam: State Level Exam
No. of Papers: Paper-1 for primary teacher and paper-2 for upper primary teacher.

Paper-Wise PSTET Syllabus 2021

The detailed PSTET Syllabus 2021 is provided here for both Paper 1 & 2. Candidates can check each and every topic included within the scope of each subject of Paper 1 and 2 here. Read on to find out.

PSTET Syllabus 2021: Paper-1 (Primary Teacher)

I. Child Development and Pedagogy (30 Questions):

a. Child Development (Primary School Child)

  • Concept of development and its relationship with learning
  • Principles of development of children
  • Influence of Heredity and Environment
  • Socialization processes : Social world & children (Teachers, Parents and Peers)
  • Piaget, Kohlberg and Vygotsky : constructs and critical perspectives
  • Concepts of child-centered and progressive education
  • Critical perspective of the construct of Intelligence
  • Multi-Dimensional Intelligence
  • Language and Thought
  • Gender as a social construct : gender roles, gender-bias and educational practice
  • Individual differences among learners, understanding differences based on diversity of language, caste, gender, community, religion etc.
  • Distinction between Assessment for learning assessment of learning; School-Based Assessment, Continuous and Comprehension Evaluation: Perspective and practice
  • Formulating appropriate questions for assessing readiness levels of learners; for enhancing learning and critical thinking in the classroom and assessing learner achievement

b. Concept of Inclusive Education and understanding children with special needs
c. Learning and Pedagogy

II. Language- I (Punjabi)

a. Language Comprehension

  • Reading unseen passage – two passages:
  • one prose/drama and one poem with questions on comprehension,
  • inference,
  • grammar and
  • verbal ability (Prose passage may be literary, scientific, narrative or discursive)

b. Pedagogy of Language development

  • Learning and Acquisition
  • Principles of Language teaching
  • Role of listening and speaking ; function of language and how children use it as a tool
  • Critical Perspective on the role of grammar in learning a language for communicating ideas verbally or in written form
  • Challenges of teaching language in a diverse classroom; language difficulties, errors and disorders
  • Language skills
  • Evaluating language comprehension and proficiency : Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing
  • Teaching-Learning Materials : Text-books, multi-media materials, multilingual resource of the classroom
  • Remedial Teaching

III. Language – II (English) 30 Questions

a. Comprehension: Two unseen prose passages (discursive/literary/narrative/scientific) with
questions on comprehension, grammar and verbal ability
b. Pedagogy of Language development

IV. Mathematics

Part-1:

  • Geometry
  • Shapes and Spatial Understanding
  • Solids around us
  • Numbers
  • Addition and Subtraction
  • Multiplication
  • Division
  • Measurement
  • Weight
  • Time
  • Volume
  • Data Handling
  • Patterns
  • Money

Part-2:

Pedagogical Issues

V. Environmental Studies

Part-1:

  • Family and Friends
    • Relationships
    • Work and Play
    • Animals
    • Plants
  • Food
  • Shelter
  • Water
  • Travel
  • Things we Make and Do

Part-2:

Pedagogical Issues

  • Concept and scope of EVS
  • Significance of EVS, integrated EVS
  • Environmental Studies and Environmental Education
  • Learning Principles
  • Scope and relation to Science and Social Science
  • Approaches of presenting concepts
  • Activities
  • Experimentation / Practical Work
  • Discussion
  • CCE
  • Teaching Material / Aids
  • Problems of teaching

PSTET Syllabus 2021: Paper-2 (Upper Primary Level)

I. Child Development and Pedagogy 30 Questions

a. Child Development (Elementary School child)

  • Concept of development and its relationship with learning
  • Principles of development of child
  • Influence of Heredity and Environment
  • Socialization processes : Social world and children (Teachers, Parents and Peers)
  • Piaget, Kohlberg and Vygotsky : constructs and critical perspectives
  • Concepts of child-centered and progressive education
  • Critical perspective of the construct of Intelligence
  • Multi-Dimensional Intelligence
  • Language and Thought
  • Gender as a social construct : gender roles, gender-bias and educational practice
  • Individual differences among learners, understanding differences based on diversity of language, caste, gender, community, religion etc.
  • Distinction between Assessment for learning assessment of learning; School-Based Assessment, Continuous and Comprehension Evaluation: Perspective and practice
  • Formulating appropriate questions for assessing readiness levels of learners; for enhancing learning and critical thinking in the classroom and assessing learner achievement

b. Concept of Inclusive Education and understanding children with special needs
c. Learning and Pedagogy

II. Language-I (Punjabi) 30 Questions

a. Language Comprehension:

Reading unseen passage – two passages: one prose/drama and one poem with questions on comprehension, inference, grammar and verbal ability (Prose passage may be literary, scientific, narrative or discursive)

b. Pedagogy of Language development

III. Language – II (English) 30 Questions

a. Comprehension: Two unseen prose passages (discursive/literary/narrative/scientific) with
questions on comprehension, grammar and verbal ability
b. Pedagogy of Language development

IV. Mathematics & Science 60 Questions

i. Mathematics 30 Questions

a. Content

  • Number System
    • Knowing our Numbers
    • Playing with Numbers
    • Whole Numbers
    • Negative Numbers and Integers
    • Fractions
  • Algebra
  • Introduction to Algebra
    • Ratio and proportion
  • Geometry
    • Basic Geometrical Ideas (2-D)
    • Understanding Elementary Shapes (2-D and 3-D)
    • Symmetry : (reflection)
    • Construction (using straight edge scale,
    protactor, compasses)
  • Mensuration
  • Data Handling

Pedagogical Issues:

  • Nature of Mathematics / Logical Thinking
  • Place of Mathematics in Curriculum
  • Language of Mathematics
  • Community Mathematics
  • Evaluation
  • Remedial Teaching
  • Problems of teaching

ii. Science 30 Questions

a. Content

  • Food • Sources of food • Components of food • Cleaning food
  • Materials- • Materials of daily use
  • The world of the living
  • Moving things, people and ideas
  • How things work • Electric currents and circuits • Magnets
  • Natural Phenomena
  • Natural Resources

b. Pedagogical Issues

  • Nature and Structure of Sciences
  • Natural Science / Aims and objectives
  • Understanding & Appreciating Science
  • Approaches / Integrated Approach
  • Observation / Experiment / Discovery (Method of Science)
  • Innovation
  • Text Materials / Aids
  • Evaluation – cognitive/psychomotor/affective
  • Problems • Remedial Teaching

V. Social Studies / Social Sciences 60 Questions

a. Content

i. History

  • When, Where and how
  • The Earliest Societies
  • The First Farmers and Herders
  • The First Cities
  • Early States
  • New Ideas
  • The First Empire
  • Contacts with Distant lands
  • Political Developments
  • Culture and Science
  • New Kings and Kingdoms
  • Sultans of Delhi
  • Architecture
  • Creation of an empire
  • Social Change
  • Regional Cultures
  • The Establishment of Company Power
  • Rural Life and Society
  • Colonialism and Tribal Societies
  • The Revolt of 1857-58
  • Women and Reform
  • Challenging the Caste System
  • The Nationalist Movement
  • India after Independence

b. Pedagogical Issues

  • Concept and Nature of Social Sciences / Social Studies
  • Classroom Processes, activities and discourse
  • Developing Critical Thinking
  • Enquiry / Empirical Evidence
  • Problems of teaching Social Sciences / Social Studies
  • Sources – Primary & Secondary
  • Project Work
  • Evaluation

ii. Geography

  • • Geography as a social study and as a science
  • • Planet : Earth in the Solar system
  • • Globe
  • • Environment in its totality : natural and human environment
  • • Air
  • • Water
  • • Human Environment : settlement, transport and communication
  • • Resources : Types-Natural and Human
  • • Agriculture

iii. Social and Political Life

  • • Diversity
  • • Government
  • • Local Government
  • • Making a Living
  • • Democracy
  • • State Government
  • • Understanding Media
  • • Unpacking Gender
  • • The Constitution
  • • Parliamentary Government
  • • The Judiciary
  • • Social Justice and the Marginalised

Click here to download PSTET 2021 Syllabus PDF.

PSTET Syllabus And Exam Pattern

Candidates can check the exam pattern and exam syllabus for PSTET 2021 mentioned in the article below. Applicants should make note of all the subjects and important topics covered by the officials for the PSTET 2021 exam. Take care of the weightage allotted to every topic.

PSTET Exam Pattern For Paper 1

SubjectNumber of MCQsMarks
Child Development and Pedagogy (Compulsory)3030
Language I (Compulsory)3030
Language II (Compulsory)3030
Mathematics3030
Environmental Studies3030
Total150150

Duration for PSTET Paper 1 – 2 hour 30 mins

PSTET Exam Pattern For Paper 2

SubjectNumber of MCQsMarks
Child Development and Pedagogy (Compulsory)3030
Language I (Compulsory)3030
Language II (Compulsory)3030
Mathematics and Science   (for Mathematics and Science teacher)6060
Social Studies/Social Science   (for Social Studies/Social Science teacher)6060
Total150150

Duration for PSTET Paper 2 – 2 hour 30 mins

About PSTET

Every year the Punjab School Education Board conducts the Punjab State Teacher’s Eligibility Test generally known as PSTET. This test is qualifying in nature. It waitlists applicants for the recruitment process related to teaching and training process. The test is conducted in two papers, Paper I and Paper II. Applicants who apply only for Paper I can apply for teachers’ posts for classes from I-V and Paper II is for classes from VI-VIII. A total of 150 questions are asked in both papers for 150 marks. To qualify, the applicants need to score 60% or more checks in the test.

FAQs

Q. Is it compulsory to appear for both the papers in the PSTET 2021 exam?

A. No. It is not compulsory to attempt both the papers of PSTET 2021 exam.

Q. Can we apply for secondary posts in schools by appearing for paper 1 in the PSTET 2021 exam?

A.No, in order to participate in secondary posts of schools, candidates compulsorily need to attempt paper 2 examinations of PSTET 2021 exam. 

Q3. Where can I get PSTET syllabus?

Ans. Aspirants can visit PSTET website, pseb.ac.in, to get the syllabus. They can also download it using the direct link available above.

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